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Vietnam top manufacturing destination

China is no longer top dog when it comes to overseas investment

Companies looking to invest in emerging overseas markets
would do well to look beyond Brazil, Russia, India and China, according to
research carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The accounting firm’s inaugural report, The EM20 Index ­ Balancing Risk
& Reward ranked 20 key emerging markets and found that for manufacturing
companies looking to invest overseas, Vietnam is the most attractive
destination, while for services businesses, the United Arab Emirates comes out
top.

China remains an attractive destination ­ even if recent events at Mattel
have dented confidence within western companies.

PwC’s EM20 index is based on a model developed by economists which
incorporates factors associated with the rewards that can be had in each country
­ GDP per capita, economic growth rates, taxes, transport and tariffs. But it
also takes into account risk factors taken from the country’s bond market data.

“In the UK there is a widely recognised need for companies to embrace
emerging market opportunities to avoid falling further behind competing
developed countries,” said Ian Coleman, head of emerging markets at PwC. “The
Index can act as a valuable framework or filter to help companies with their
initial screening of investment location opportunities, but a good investment
appraisal is bespoke and considers all factors relevant to a business. That
means including factors over and above economically-derived risk and reward such
as the need for certain types of labour skills or language capabilities. The
regulatory environment and business culture may also be relevant for many
companies.”

Although Vietnam and China came top of the manufacturing league table, there
was little to discern between several jurisdictions, suggesting that businesses
have plenty of choice over where to invest. In contrast, services businesses are
much more widely spread with the UAE the clear leader.

Poland topped the list of European countries, coming third in the
manufacturing league and sixth in services.

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